Apparatus for raising liquids.



J. M. BABB. APPARATUS rox misma LIQUIDs.

APPLwA'rIoN FILED Nomi', 1907.

'Patented OC. 20,1908.

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J; M. BABB. APPARATUS FOR RAISING LIQUIDS. APPLIOATION FILED NOV. l, 1907.

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JAMES MADISSON BABB, OF ELIDA, TERRITORY TO WINFIELD B. OLDHAM, ONE-FOURTH TO E. JOHNSTON, ALL OF ELIDA, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO, ASSIGN OR OF ON E-FOURTH LEWIS W. DRAKE, AND ONE-FOURTH TO J OE OF NEW MEXICO.

APPARATUS FOR RAISIN G LIQUIDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

Application led November 1, 1907. Serial N o. 400,249.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, J'Aiuins M. BABB, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elida, in the county of Roosevelt and Territory of N ew Mexico, have invented a new and useful Apparatus for Raising Liquids, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for raising liquids and has for its object to provide improved means whereby liquid may be elevated from a well, tank or other source of supply without the employment of sucker rods, plungers and similar operating devices.

A further object of the invention is to provide a liquid raising apparatus including a combustion chamber having a water acket surrounding the same and operatively connected with a source of liquid supply so that when the combustion chamber is heated a partial vacuum will be created in said combustion chamber and thus elevate the water and discharge the same into the water jacket.

A further object is to provide a valve for closing the opposite ends of the combustion chamber during the heating operation and means for operating the valves.

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efficiency.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims.`

ln the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specilication: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a liquid raising apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same.' Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of a portion of the water jacket or heating chamber showing the connection between the same. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the gravity actuated valve of the water jacket. Fig. 5 is a detail transverse sectional view showing the construction of the valve guides. Fig. 6 is a side elevation illustrating a modified form of the 7 is a side elevation partly in section of the trip rod shown in Fig. 6.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding the drawings.

The improved apparatus forming the subject matter of the present invention includes a substantially rectangular receptacle 5 having its lower marginal edge formed with a plurality of perforations or air vents 6 'and its upper portion provided with a centrally disposed opening 7.

Mounted on the top of the receptacle 5 is a casing or cylinder S and surrounding the cylinder 8 is a jacket or housing 9 defining an intermediate water chamber 10.

Threaded in the exterior walls of the jacket 9 is one end of a pipe 11 the opposite end 01"' which is extended transversely across the compartment 10 and communicating with the interior of the combustion chamber 12.

Disposed within the combustion chamber 12 is a burner 13 having a fuel pipe 14 connected therewith and also connected with a supply tank 15, the latter being supplied with compressed air for feeding the oil to the burner. The fuel parts in all of the iigures of pipe 14 is provided with a suitable check valve 16 by means of which the quantity of oil or other fuel admitted to the burner may be regulated.

Extending laterally from the jacket 9 and communicating with the water chamber or compartment 10 is one end of a pipe or conductor 17 the opposite end of which is provided with a perforated cylinder or screen 18 adapted to be positioned in a well, tank or other source of liquid supply, there being a check valve 19 disposed above the perforated cylinder 18 for controlling the flow of fluid through the pipe to the compartment 10.

The opposite ends of the cylinder 8 are open and extending transversely across the lower end of the cylinder are a plurality of transverse bars 20 spaced apa'rt to form in termediate openings 21 and through which the flame from a torch 22 is admitted to the burner 13 for igniting the same.

The torch 22 is disposed within the receptacle 5 and is provided with a supply pipe 23 which communicates with the interior of a storage tank 24 adapted to contain a quantity of petroleum or other hydrocarbon oil, said tank being also preferably supplied with compressed air for feeding the oil to the torch.

Formed on the opposite ends of the 'cylinder 8 are laterally extending flanges 25 between which are mounted Jfor reciprocation suitable slide valves 26 and 27.

The slide valves 26 and 27 are provided with xtensions or stems 28 the terminals of which are pivotally connected at 29 with a. vertically disposed lever 30, the latter being pivoted at its lower end to a suitable supporting base 81, as indicated at 32.

The upper valve 26 is imperforate and is adapted to form a cover or closure for the upper end of the combustion chamber 12 while the lower valve 27 is formed with a plurality of transverse slots 33 adapted to register with the openings 21 so as to permit the passage of the flame from the torch 22 to the burner 13, when said valves are in open position.

lt will thus be seen that when the valves 26 and 27 are closed and the burner 13 is lighted the flame from said burner will consume the oxygen in the combustion chamber and thus create a partial vacuum in the latter so that the liquid from the well or other source of supply will be drawn or sucked upwardly through the pipe 17 into the compartment 10.

The jacket 9 is provided with a discharge spout 34 on the free end of which is pivotally mounted at a valve 36, there being a weight 37 secured to an extension of the valve for normally holding the latter in closed position.

lhen the valves 26 and 27 are moved to open position the vacuum will be broken thus causing the weight of the water in the chamber 10 to move the valve 36 to open position so that the water may flow through the discharge spout 34 into a tank or other suitable receptacle designed to receive the same.

As a means for operating the slide valves 26 and 27 there is provided a suitable supporting frame 38 in which is journaled at 39 a crank shaft 40 carrying a fly wheel 41, said crank shaft being extended in the path of movement of a vertically disposed lug or projection 42 on a trip bar 48.

The trip bar 43 is slidably mounted on a bed plate 44 and is pivotally connected at 45 with the upper or free end of an oscillating` lever 30, there being a spring 46 interposed between the jacket 9 and lever 30 and secured to said members in any suitable manner, as shown.

The tension of the spring 45 is such as to normally and yieldably hold the slide valves 26 and 27 in closed position, the lever 30 being guided in its oscillating movement when the valves are operated by engagement with the walls of a slot 46 formed in a brace 47 connecting the acket 9 with the supporting frame 38.

The rear end of the trip bar 43 extends through a clip or guide 48 secured to the plate 44 so as to prevent tilting movement of said trip bar.

The operation of the device is as follows: rlhe operator rotates causes the crank 40 to engage the projection 42 and retract the lever 30 against the tension of the spring 45 thus moving the slide valves 26 and 27 to open position. lWheii the lower valve 27 is moved to open position the flame from the torch 22, which latter is preferably kept continuously burning, passes through the openings 21 and 33 and ignites the fuel at the burner 13. As soon as the crank arm 40 clears the projection 42 the spring will move the valve to closed position and thus automatically close both ends of the combustion chamber 12. The flame from the burner 13 will consume the voxygen in the combustion chamber thereby creating a partial vacuum in the latter so that the liquid from the well will be drawn or sucked upwardly through the pipe 17 into the compartment 10 in the manner before described. lWhen the handle 49 is rotated to open the valves the vacuum will be broken thus causing the weight of the liquid in the chamber 10 to move the valve 36 automatically to open position so that the liquid in the compartment may be discharged through the pipe 34 into a tank or other suitable receptacle designed to receive the same. The valve 19 serves to prevent the water elevated from the well from flowing backward into the latter' when the valves are moved to open position, as will be readily understood.

In Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings there is illustrated a modified form of the invention in which the valves 26 and 27 are operated through the medium of a water wheel 50. ln this form of the device one end of the pipe or conductor 51 is extended into a well or other suitable source of liquid supply while the opposite end thereof communicates with a tank 52 mounted on a supporting frame 53, there being a suction pipe 54 forniing a source of communication between the interior of the water compartment 10 and the tank 52, as shown. As a means for supplying the compartment 10 with liquid so as to maintain the walls of the combustion chamber in a cool condition there is provided a pair of pipes 55 and 56 one of which eX- tends from the top of a closed storage tank 57 to the upper end of the water compar ment 10 while the other pipe forms a source of communication between the lower portion of the storage tank and the lower end of the compartment 10. rIhe water wheel 50 is preferably of the over shot type and is mounted in suitable bearings 58 carried .by the extension of the frame 53, said wheel being provided with a crank shaft 59 which is connected through the'medium of a pitman 60 with a slide 61. The slide 61 is -prothe handle 49 which vided with an elongated slot (32 adapted to receive a tooth or projection 63 extending vertically from a trip bar 64, the latter being normally and yieldably supported in horizontal position by means of a coiled spring G5. One end of the trip bar 64: is'pivotally connected at 66 with the adjacent end of the lever 30 while the opposite. end thereof is inclined or beveled at G7 for engagement with the adjacentend of the bed plate G8 of the slide 5l. It will thus be seen that when the pitman GO moves the slide Gl in the direction of the lever 30 and the slot G2 registers with the tooth G3 the latter will be forced upwardly in engagement with the adjacent'. wall of the slot by the tension of the spring so that when the pitman moves in 'the opposite direction the trip bar 64 will actuate the lever to operate the valves. lVhen the inclined face 67 of the bar Gil engages the adjacent: end of the bed plate 5S, said bar will be forced downwardly against the tension of the spring 65 thus releasing the tooth 63 from engagement with the walls of the slot G2 so as to permit the spring A6 to move the valves automatically to closed position. In operating this form of the device the partial vacuum created in the combustion chamber of the cylinder 8 will draw or suck the water upwardly through the pipe 5l into the tank or cylinder 52, the water in the tank 52 being automatically discharged through the valve 69 into the closed storage tank 57 when the vacuum in the combustion chamber l2 is broken.

The water in the tank 57 flows through a valve 7 O on to the water wheel 50 thus rotatingsaid wheel and causing the latter to actuate the valves in the manner before described. A portion of the water from the tank 57 will flow through the pipes 55 and 56 into the water chamber lO thus maintaining a constant circulation in said chamber.

1f desired an electrical igniting device of any approved construction may be employed for lighting the flame at the burner 1B in lieu of the torch 22.

From the foregoing description, it is thought that the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood by those skilled in t-he art and further description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

l. A liquid raising apparatus including an open ended stationary combustion chamber, a water jacket surrounding the same and communicating with the interior of the latter, a conductor connecting the water jacket with a source of liquid supply, a burner disposed within the combustion chamber, and means for closing the opposite ends of said chamber.

2. A liquid raising apparatus including l a stationary combustion chamber, a water i jacket surrounding the same and communieating therewith, a burner disposed within the combustion chamber, a torch for lighting j the burner, a valve slidably mounted on one end of the combustion chamber between the torch and burner, and a conductor connecting the jacket with a source of liquid supply.

3. A liquid raising apparatus including a stationary combustion chamber, a water jacket surrounding the combustion chamber and extending the entire height of the same, a tube forming a source of communication between the water acket and the interior of the combustion chamber, a burner disposed within the combustion chamber, and a conductor connecting' the water jacket with a source of liquid supply.

t. A liquid raising apparatus including a stationary combustion chamber, a water jacket surrounding' the chamber and communicating with the interior of the latter, a burner disposed within the combustion chamber, a torch, a slide valve for separating the burner and torch, respectively, and a conductor connecting' the jacket with a source of liquid supply.

A liquid raising' apparatus including an open ended stationary cylinder constituting a combustion chamber, a jacket surrounding the cylinder and spaced from the latter to form a water receiving compartment extending the entire height of said cylinder and communicating with the interior of the latter, a burner disposed within the combustion chamber, a conductor connecting the water receiving compartment with a source of liquid supply, valves for closing the opposite ends of the cylinder, and means for operating' the valves.

6. A liquid raising apparatus including a combustion chamber, a jacket surrounding' the same and communicating with the interior of said chamber, a conductor connecting the jacket with a source of liquid supply, a burner disposed within the combustion chamber, and a discharge pipe extending' from the water jacket and provided with a gravity actuated valve for controlling the discharge of water from said chamber.

7. A liquid raising apparatus including an open ended stationary cylinder' constituting a combustion chamber, a jacket surrounding the cylinder and spaced from the latter' to form an intermediate water receiving compartment, guides secured to the opposite ends of the cylinder, a tube forming a source of communication between the interior of the water receiving compartment and combustion chamber, respectively, a burner disposed within the combustion chamber, valves` forming a source of communication between the water receiving chamber and a source of liquid supply.

8. A liquid raising apparatus including an open ended stationary cylinder, a water jacket surrounding the cylinder, parallel guides secured to the opposite ends of the cylinder, a burner disposed within the cylinder, a conductor forming a source of communication between the interior of the jacket and a source of liquid supply, valves slidably mounted between the guides, an oscillating lever operatively connected with the guides, and means for oscillating the lever thereby to simultaneously actuate the valves.

9. A liquid raising apparatus including a receptacle having an opening formed therein, an open ended stationary cylinderl mounted on the receptacle and provided with a combustion chamber, a water jacket surrounding the cylinder and communicating with the interior of the latter, a burner disposed within the cylinder, a torch arranged within the receptacle for lighting the burner, a conductor connecting the water jacket with a source of liquid supply, and valves slidably mounted on the opposite ends of the cylinder for closing the opposite ends of the cylinder, one of said valves forming a barrier between the burner and torch.

10. A liquid apparatus including a receptacle having an opening formed in the top thereof, an open ended cylinder mounted on the receptacle, a water jacket surrounding the cylinder, a conductor forming a source of communication between the jacket and a source of liquid supply, a burner disposed within the casing, a torch arranged within the receptacle below the burner for lighting the latter, a tank for supplying fuel to the burner and torch, respectively, and valves slidably mounted on the opposite ends of the cylinder, one of said valves forming a barrier between the torch and burner when said valve is in closed position.

1l. A liquid raising apparatus including a cylinder having one end thereof open and its opposite end provided with transverse bars defining intermediate slots, a water jacket surrounding the cylinder, guides secured to the opposite ends of the cylinder, a conductor forming a source of communication between the water jacket and a source of liquid supply, a burner disposed within the cylinder above the transverse bars, a torch l l l l l arranged beneath the burner, valves slidably mounted in the guides, one of said valves being provided with transverse openings adapted to register with the slots between the bars, and means for operating the valves.

1Q. A liquid raising apparatus including an open ended casing and communicating with the interior of the latter, a water jacket surrounding the casing, a conductor connecting the water jacket with a source of liquid supply, valves slidably mounted on the opposite ends of the casing, an oscillating lever pivotally connected with the valves, a trip bar connected with one end of the lever, a crank shaft for actuating the trip bar to eiiect the movement of the valves, and a burner disposed within the cylinder.

13. A liquid raising apparatus including an open ended cylinder, a water jacket surrounding the cylinder, a conductor connecting the jacket with a source of liquid supply, a burner disposed within the cylinder, valves slidably mounted on the opposite ends of said cylinder, an oscillating lever pivotally connected with the valves, a trip bar secured toone end of the oscillating lever and provided with a vertical projection, a crank shaft adapted to engage the projection for moving the valves to open position, and a yieldable connection between the lever and jacket for automatically closing the valves.

14:. A liquid raising apparatus including an open ended stationary cylinder, a water jacket surrounding the cylinder, a tube forming a source of connection between the jacket and the interior of the cylinder, a conductor connecting the water jacket with a source of liquid supply, valves slidably mounted on the opposite ends of the cylinder, a burner disposed within the casing, a torch arranged beneath one of the valves, an oscillating lever pivotally connected with the valves, means for oscillating the lever to effect the simultaneous movement of the valves in one direction, and a spring for moving the valves simultaneously in the opposite direction.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereto afxed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES MADISSON BABB.

/Vitnesses z M. L. MOODY, D. B. Rooker. 

